Guest Chef: Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark
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Celebrate Modern Southern cuisine with Chef Kelsey Barnard Clark—winner of Top Chef and James Beard Award nominee, known for redefining Southern hospitality through food, design, and gathering. Blending classical training with heirloom family recipes, Kelsey brings a refined yet deeply personal approach to cuisine that is as thoughtful as it is inviting.
Join us for a thoughtfully curated weekend at The Loren at Pink Beach, where food, storytelling, and connection come together.
Cooking Demonstration & Book Signing
June 5 | 5:00pm
$125 per guest
Yard Farm Dinner with Beverage Pairings
June 6 | 7:00pm
Meeting at The Loren Hotel Lobby
$255 per guest
Hands-On Demo & Brunch Experience
June 7 | 11:00am – 3:00pm
$125 per guest
All prices subject to 17% gratuities.
ABOUT CHEF
Kelsey Barnard Clark is a chef, entrepreneur, lifestyle tastemaker, and Modern Southern voice redefining what it means to gather with purpose and style. Born and raised in Dothan, Alabama, Kelsey blends her culinary expertise, love of design, passion for hospitality, and deep Southern roots into a brand that is as inspiring as it is approachable.
She rose to national recognition as the first Southerner and fifth woman to win Bravo’s Top Chef, where she was also named the season’s sole fan favorite. In 2024, she was nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef: South and continues to appear regularly on Food Network hits like Tournament of Champions, Chopped, Bobby’s Triple Threat, and Guy’s Grocery Games.
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America and honing her skills in Michelin starred kitchens in New York, including Café Boulud under Gavin Kaysen and Dovetail under John Fraser, Kelsey returned home in 2012 to launch Kelsey Barnard Catering and open her restaurant KBC in downtown Dothan. Her signature Southern French cuisine, inspired by heirloom family recipes and classical technique, remains at the heart of everything she does.
Kelsey’s talents extend far beyond the kitchen. She is a devoted gardener, floral designer, home entertainer, and self taught interior stylist, known for her innate ability to make everyday moments beautiful and meaningful. Whether she is setting a table, harvesting vegetables from her backyard, or arranging flowers for her restaurant and home, Kelsey inspires others to live well and gather often.
She is the author of two cookbooks, Southern Grit (2021) and Southern Get-Togethers (2024), with a third, Flavor of Fire, set to hit bookshelves on May 2026. This will be her first international appearance cooking and doing demo’s from the newly release cook book.